James M. "Jim" Paul

Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Recognized since 2010

St. Louis, Missouri

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Labor Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Jim has extensive experience in handling labor and employment law litigation in federal and state courts, and before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the National Labor Relations Board, the Department of Justice, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and several state agencies. He also regularly advises employers on all labor and human resource management issues in an effort to prevent or resolve employee issues before they escalate into legal disputes.Prior to his private practice of law, Jim served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Ray Price, Jr. of the Missouri Supreme Court and then as a Missouri Assistant Attorney General. As Assistant Attorney General, he represented the Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, the Missouri Division of Labor Standards, and the Missouri Commission on Human Rights by enforcing state wage and hour laws, and discrimination laws. He also worked in Washington, D.C. on legislative issues for the late Missouri Governor Carnahan and has taught Trial Advocacy at Saint Louis University as an Adjunct Professor.

Contact & Links

Lawyer Page: https://ogletree.com/people/james-m-paul/
E-mail: jim.paul@ogletreedeakins.com

Location

7700 Bonhomme Avenue, Suite 650
St. Louis, MO 63105

Education

Washington University in St. Louis, graduated 1995
Saint Louis University, graduated 1992

Bar Admissions

Missouri, The Missouri Bar
Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association

Affiliations

American Bar Association - Member
Bar Association of Central and Southern Federal Districts of Illinois - Member
Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis - Member
United Hebrew Congregation - Interfaith Outreach Committee
ABA - Section of Labor and Employment Law - FMLA Subcommittee - Subcommittee Management Co-Chair
Human Resources Management Association of Greater St. Louis - Vice-President of Administration

State Clerkships